Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography using a matrix probe with live xPlane imaging of the interventricular septum.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
; 34(5): 534-7, 2009 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe a technique to rapidly visualize the in-plane view of the fetal interventricular septum (IVS) to enable the identification of a ventricular septal defect (VSD).METHODS:
One hundred and fifty-one women were invited to participate after their routine fetal morphology scan, including four suspected to have congenital cardiac defects which were confirmed postnatally. A standard examination protocol using real-time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography with live xPlane imaging was developed. The ability of this new technology to examine the ventricular septum was investigated.RESULTS:
The in-plane view of the fetal IVS was visualized successfully in 150 (99.3%) cases by real-time 3D echocardiography with live xPlane imaging, including 82 (54.3%) cases with the spine posterior and 68 (45.7%) cases with the spine anterior. The in-plane view of the IVS successfully visualized the VSDs in three fetuses with VSD and displayed the intact IVS in one fetus with transposition of the great arteries without VSD.CONCLUSION:
We describe live xPlane imaging, a simple method for the real-time assessment of the in-plane view of the IVS that has the potential to enhance the diagnostic accuracy of fetal cardiac examination.
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Asunto principal:
Ecocardiografía Tridimensional
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Corazón Fetal
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Defectos del Tabique Interventricular
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Tabiques Cardíacos
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Hong Kong